Michael Jackson film sequels plans – ‘King of Pop biopic trilogy on the cards’ | Films | Entertainment | EUROtoday

Later this month, the long-awaited (and long-delayed) Michael Jackson film biopic lands in cinemas.

Michael stars the King of Pop’s nephew Jaafar Jackson within the title function and boy has this film chopped and adjusted.

Originally, the third act was going to discover the a number of little one abuse allegations the late singer confronted and at all times denied.

But as soon as the Jackson property’s legal professionals found a settlement with one in all Jackson’s accusers, Jordan Chandler, included a clause that he couldn’t be depicted or talked about in a film, the filmmakers had to return to the drafting board.

Michael’s launch was delayed from April 2025 to October 2025 and now to this month, with 22 days of reshoots happening final summer season to movie a brand new third act and fatten out some earlier sequences.

According to Variety’s supply, the brand new third act concludes the movie within the late Nineteen Eighties, when MJ was at his profession peak throughout the Bad tour. And given the unique lower for Michael was 3 hours and half-hour, there have been rumblings for months that the producer Graham King desires this to show right into a two-part biopic, assuming the field workplace is there; one that’s anticipated to achieve not less than $700 million worldwide. After all, King helmed Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, which took over $900 million worldwide.

Interestingly, there’s discuss of a couple of sequel, through which 30 per cent of unused materials from the primary movie might be reconstituted. It’s presently unclear how the authorized battles round little one abuse allegations can be dealt with in potential future motion pictures. Meanwhile, King reportedly advised the studios concerned {that a} sequel would concentrate on Jackson’s latter albums like 1991’s Dangerous and 2001’s Invincible, plus the development of Neverland Ranch and “his love of animals”. The outlet added: “Those discussions may soon heat up”.

Michael hits UK cinemas on April 22, 2026.